Washington D.C. area airports experienced some flight delays Monday after an issue at the Washington Center control room prompted a precautionary evacuation for crew members for several hours. According to the Baltimore and Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s (BWI) official Twitter account, the situation caused a slight ground stop as crews were evacuated from the FAA air traffic center. Flights out of Dulles Airport and Reagan National were said to have been impacted as well. CHECK IF YOUR FLIGHT OUT OF BWI IS DELAYED HERECHECK IF YOUR FLIGHT OUT OF DULLES INTERNATIONAL IS DELAYED HERECHECK IF YOUR FLIGHT OUT OF REAGAN NATIONAL IS DELAYED HEREThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sent out a statement saying the control center was evacuated after fumes from construction work seeped into the rooms. “The FAA has put traffic management initiatives in place to slow flights into the Washington area airports. Fumes from construction work permeated the control room at the Washington Center, which handles high altitude flights over the area. We are actively working to fully ventilate the facility. Controllers are handling a reduced number of flights safety.” Around 9 p.m. EST, the controllers were eventually allowed back into the room following the evacuation. The Leesburg Virginia Fire Department cleared the area and confirmed that is was safe to reenter, according to the FAA.

Washington D.C. area airports experienced some flight delays Monday after an issue at the Washington Center control room prompted a precautionary evacuation for crew members for several hours.

“The FAA has put traffic management initiatives in place to slow flights into the Washington area airports. Fumes from construction work permeated the control room at the Washington Center, which handles high altitude flights over the area. We are actively working to fully ventilate the facility. Controllers are handling a reduced number of flights safety.”

No estimate available about when FAA will resume operations. Check with your airline for flight info.

Around 9 p.m. EST, the controllers were eventually allowed back into the room following the evacuation. The Leesburg Virginia Fire Department cleared the area and confirmed that is was safe to reenter, according to the FAA.